Jackson County legislators have passed a 2015 budget that again lowers county spending.For the first time, funding to outside agencies will include $10,000 for the Community Services League, which had sought $43,465 to extend services in the northeast part of the county.“And we’re in a year when several agencies got less than before. ... It’s a good start,” said Legislator Greg Grounds, R-Blue Springs, who pushed for the funding for the...

The owner of both the Mugs Up Diner and Mugs Up Drive in Independence is planning a fundraiser to move and retrofit the iconic Glenwood Arts Theatre sign located in Overland Park, Kansas, to the Englewood Station Arts District.Ann...

With the Missouri General Assembly already in session for 2015, a House seat in Independence remains vacant, and no election has been set.A state senator from Independence, Paul LeVota, said he thinks the seat could be vacant for a couple...

Pete Carroll is friendly with reporters and is often seen smiling. His Seattle Seahawks players seem to say whatever they want when the microphone is on and have no problem trash-talking through the media.

The Independence Police Department conducted a prostitution sting operation in cooperation of various Independence businesses last week.According to an IPD release, the sting netted the arrests of six males and 10 females on Jan. 21 and...

Independence police thwarted an attempted house burglary in Independence Saturday morning.According to the Independence Police Twitter account, the burglary took place at the 17000 block of East 34th Terrace at 7:55 a.m. on Jan.

A police officer who was shot in Springfield early Monday morning is originally from Blue Springs.The Springfield News-Leader has identified the Springfield police officer as Aaron Pearson, a 2003 Blue Springs High School...

Maggie M. Ngar, DO, has joined the Oak Grove Medical Clinic. Dr. Ngar, board certified in family medicine, earned her medical degree at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences and earned her undergraduate degree at University of...

The hair’s still there – and that’s how goaltender Mike Clemente wants to keep it over the next five games of this Missouri Mavericks seven-game homestand.Clemente and Maxime Lagace are in a bet with coach Richard...

THE EXAMINERWarehouse CoordinatorJob SummaryThe primary focus of this position is to maintain efficient daily warehouse activities to include filling and shipping customer orders, satisfying internal shipping requirements, ensuring accuracy of shipments and supporting documentation, receiving incoming material and routing to appropriate area or personnel, filling work orders from production, packaging assemblies and receiving into finished goods, ensuring inventory transactions are accurately logged and overseeing cycle counts and reconciliation activities to ensure accurate production and distribution for our customers.Essential Duties and Responsibilities o Load, unload, move, stack, and stage product and materials using a forklift, clamp truck or other power equipment, checking in material, matches purchase orders to sales orders.o Counts and sorts incoming goods to verify receipt of items against shipping notice.o Records and checks quantity and quality of goods received for conformity to purchase orders.o Places materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as product size, type, or product code. o Determines methods of storage and stock location, considering height and weight limits, material turnover, floor loading capacities and required space. o Operates fork and clamp trucks, pallet jacks, strapping machines, conveyor equipment insert machinery and company vehicle in a safe manner. o Accurately labels or marks items and containers with readily visible scheduling date and product information; Verifies scheduling information with appropriate print customers.o Obtains printed material from warehouse shelves to fill orders, carefully verifying identifying information and quantities. Distributes items to shipping or to designated route driver storage area. o Assists with the staging of the raw materials used in the production of the newspaper's final products.o Maintains and repairs equipment on a daily basis, inspect and perform minor maintenance on the forklift or other equipment.o Maintains a clean and orderly work environment ensuring warehouse is accessible and safe for employees and customer traffic to include sweeping floors, dusting shelves, cleaning supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas in order to ensure compliance with safety regulationso Maintains and communicates a system that can be operated by others when individual is absento Measuring and reporting the effectiveness of the department activities. Recommending measures to improve quality of service, increasing efficiency of department and equipment performance; Developing and maintaining departmental work instructions for all tasks. Analyze product flow to improve efficiencyo Establishing or adjusting work procedures to meet warehouse demands as dictated by production schedules and work flow.o Preparing parcels for mailing.o May be assigned facilities maintenance duties as needed.JOB QUALIFICATIONSo Education & Experience: high school diploma or general education degree (GED); three months or more related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. o Knowledge of warehouse/stockroom procedures, distribution and production workflow.o Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. o Previous experience working with inserting & stacking equipment.o Good communication and detail-oriented planning skills. o Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. o Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.o Knowledge of general business computer software and aptitude to learn new software applications.o Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).Preferred Experienceo Related experience in the print/media industry.o Forklift and power pallet jack certificationSend resume and salary requirements to jobs@examiner.net or apply at: The Examiner, 410 S. Liberty Street, Independence, MO 64605An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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THE EXAMINERWarehouse CoordinatorJob SummaryThe primary focus of this position is to maintain efficient daily warehouse activities to include filling and shipping customer orders, satisfying internal shipping requirements, ensuring accuracy of shipments and supporting documentation, receiving incoming material and routing to appropriate area or personnel, filling work orders from production, packaging assemblies and receiving into finished goods, ensuring inventory transactions are accurately logged and overseeing cycle counts and reconciliation activities to ensure accurate production and distribution for our customers.Essential Duties and Responsibilities o Load, unload, move, stack, and stage product and materials using a forklift, clamp truck or other power equipment, checking in material, matches purchase orders to sales orders.o Counts and sorts incoming goods to verify receipt of items against shipping notice.o Records and checks quantity and quality of goods received for conformity to purchase orders.o Places materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as product size, type, or product code. o Determines methods of storage and stock location, considering height and weight limits, material turnover, floor loading capacities and required space. o Operates fork and clamp trucks, pallet jacks, strapping machines, conveyor equipment insert machinery and company vehicle in a safe manner. o Accurately labels or marks items and containers with readily visible scheduling date and product information; Verifies scheduling information with appropriate print customers.o Obtains printed material from warehouse shelves to fill orders, carefully verifying identifying information and quantities. Distributes items to shipping or to designated route driver storage area. o Assists with the staging of the raw materials used in the production of the newspaper's final products.o Maintains and repairs equipment on a daily basis, inspect and perform minor maintenance on the forklift or other equipment.o Maintains a clean and orderly work environment ensuring warehouse is accessible and safe for employees and customer traffic to include sweeping floors, dusting shelves, cleaning supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas in order to ensure compliance with safety regulationso Maintains and communicates a system that can be operated by others when individual is absento Measuring and reporting the effectiveness of the department activities. Recommending measures to improve quality of service, increasing efficiency of department and equipment performance; Developing and maintaining departmental work instructions for all tasks. Analyze product flow to improve efficiencyo Establishing or adjusting work procedures to meet warehouse demands as dictated by production schedules and work flow.o Preparing parcels for mailing.o May be assigned facilities maintenance duties as needed.JOB QUALIFICATIONSo Education & Experience: high school diploma or general education degree (GED); three months or more related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. o Knowledge of warehouse/stockroom procedures, distribution and production workflow.o Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. o Previous experience working with inserting & stacking equipment.o Good communication and detail-oriented planning skills. o Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. o Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.o Knowledge of general business computer software and aptitude to learn new software applications.o Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).Preferred Experienceo Related experience in the print/media industry.o Forklift and power pallet jack certificationSend resume and salary requirements to jobs@examiner.net or apply at: The Examiner, 410 S. Liberty Street, Independence, MO 64605An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer